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Army

Panetta Open To Making Contractors Share More Costs

Julie Samuel

Friday, June 10th, 2011

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Defense secretary nominee Leon Panetta said yesterday he would consider having contractors share in the cost of overbudget weapons, supports current ship-and-aircraft building goals, and is gravely concerned about cybersecurity. Panetta, the current Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director and President Barack Obama’s pick to succeed Robert Gates as defense secretary, faced friendly interrogators on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) during his confirmation hearing. As expected, Panetta largely reinforced Obama and Gates’ stances on defense spending. Those include Gates’ concern…

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

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Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]